Agricultural area per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agricultural area per capita was 0.2354 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2354
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
138th
of 220 countries
All-time high
0.6492
in 1961
All-time low
0.2271
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.2354 for agricultural area per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6492 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2271, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 138th out of 220 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural area per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6492 | — |
| 1962 | 0.6336 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6187 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6043 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5907 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5775 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5645 | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5509 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5448 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5308 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5181 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5095 | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5029 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4935 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4864 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4845 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4779 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4705 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4634 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4573 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4473 | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4378 | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4278 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4182 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.409 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4013 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3928 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3846 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3752 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.366 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3572 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3488 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3407 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3329 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3255 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3184 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3117 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3054 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2989 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.293 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2884 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2841 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2638 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2551 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2529 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2463 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2447 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2371 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2398 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.234 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2332 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2287 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2373 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2354 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2319 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2373 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2373 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2391 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2376 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2291 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2271 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2347 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2354 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5927 | 0.5448 | 0.6492 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4937 | 0.4634 | 0.5308 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4151 | 0.3752 | 0.4573 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3305 | 0.2989 | 0.366 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2605 | 0.2371 | 0.293 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2352 | 0.2287 | 0.2391 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2316 | 0.2271 | 0.2354 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.6 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.6 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Agricultural area per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.2354 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6492 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2271 in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 138th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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